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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 2h
What does gun culture reveal about America? Harel Shapira took dozen of classes at a gun school in Texas to reveal the answer
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Basic Pistol: Living and Dying by the Gun in America
A conversation between Harel Shapira and Abraham Kenmore
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 3h
TOMORROW at 9:15am ET: Political strategist, Adrienne Elrod is joining Norm and Jen for Coffee with Contrarians to discuss all the latest news in politics. Join us live at contrariannews.org @adrienneelrod.bsky.social @normeisen.bsky.social @jenrubin.bsky.social
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 4h
BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & Jacobson Lawyers Group just sued HUD for 10 housing nonprofits Trump's HUD delayed their grants for months while they kept helping families facing foreclosure. Then it canceled $56M outright Unlawful & unkind in equal measure -- See you in court👇 -TN
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 4h
Congressman Bennie Thompson joins LIVE today! Watch The Tea with @aprildryan.bsky.social here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 5h
Paid for by the U.S. Government
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 6h
Sowing the Seeds, a cartoon by Nick Anderson
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 7h
After a 2022 assassination attempt, Salman Rushdie was placed at the center of the conversation around free speech and religious extremism. The Contrarian had the chance to speak with Rushdie and his wife, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, about the new documentary chronicling Rushdie’s recovery journey.
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Why Salman Rushdie Wants to ‘Get on With It’
The author talks about a new documentary chronicling his recovery from an assassination attempt in 2022, and his many ye
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 8h
Unsurprising News: Recent polls show that support for Republicans is continuing to drop Jen writes all about it: contrarian.substack.com/p/dismal-po… @jenrubin.bsky.social
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 8h
Voting rights under attack. Midterms less than 40 days away. A government in crisis with no leadership. Congressman Bennie Thompson joins @aprildryan.bsky.social LIVE today at 5:30PM ET on The Tea to break it all down. Don’t miss it: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 10h
Missouri’s state legislature tried—and tried again—to undermine its voters by attempting to redraw voting maps while dodging the required process. Two lawyers break it down ⬇️
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SCOTUS Was Right to Keep Federal Courts Out of Missouri’s Congressional District Border War
By Richard W. Painter and E. Thomas Sullivan
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 11h
This former paralympian is ready to shake up a deep-red state. Jen sat down with Josh Turek, the Democratic Candidate running for U.S. Senate in Iowa, to hear about why Iowans deserve better from their elected representatives. ⬇️ @jenrubin.bsky.social @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social
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Iowa Is ‘Uniquely Hurting.’ This Senate Candidate Is Ready to Bring the Cure
Iowa made a big swing to the right in 2016. Will it swing back in 2026?
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 13h
Put aside the talk of “heir apparent” when it comes to a Republican 2028 nominee. Instead, watch the returns on November 3. The worse they are for Republicans, the less the “heir apparent” talk will make sense.
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Words & Phrases: ‘Heir Apparent’ or Ballot Box Poison?
🚨 35 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 13h
3 little words: cease and desist! The WH is using JMSN’s music in campaign-style ads without permission that they wouldn’t have gotten anyway @democracydefendersaction.org w/Ballard is proud to represent JMSN, demanding immediate end to ads using his music & a written account of every airing -TN
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JMSN, "Love Me" Artist, Demands White House Stop Using His Music in Its Political Ads
Attorneys for Christian Berishaj, who performs as JMSN, last night sent a cease-and-desist letter to White House Chief o
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 29/09/2026
The list of reasons to vote out Susan Collins keeps growing. If you live in Maine—or know someone who does—it’s time to check on your voting plan: www.vote411.org/maine @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 29/09/2026
There’s a greater than 10% chance AI will kill us all in the next decade, according to a guy employed to convince it not to Hype about AI’s unprecedented nature and power stokes the kind of awe that funds the AI industry.
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The Other AIs
"Superintelligence” may be new, but the ways its makers are dodging accountability aren’t.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 28/09/2026
“When the Trump Administration converts taxpayer money to use for partisan hype-pieces, it not only affronts the law, but it inevitably leads to the diversion of taxpayer funds from important government programs that support the American public.” More on Trump’s corrupt propaganda campaign ⬇️
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Trump Goes Full-Orwell
The administration’s propaganda hype-ads are an abuse of power.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 28/09/2026
Our tax dollars are hard at work … funding creepy Trump ads. Even Trump’s MAGA base is getting sick of Trump’s corrupt presidency. @normeisen.bsky.social
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 28/09/2026
Many lawmakers are still talking about AI regulation like people who have already accepted limited agency in what happens next. News flash: AI is not out of our control, people just don’t want to control it
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The Other AIs
"Superintelligence” may be new, but the ways its makers are dodging accountability aren’t.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 28/09/2026
How do you know if the political ad you just watched was real? With AI deepfakes flooding the 2026 midterms, you might not.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 28/09/2026
For the third time, the Supreme Court is saying no to a Missouri Republican backed congressional map that would eliminate one of the two Democratic-held districts in the state Read about it in Jen’s daily jolt: www.contrariannews.org/p/the-suprem…
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 28/09/2026
Back in the ‘70s, Paramount was one of the most exciting studios in Hollywood, putting out edgy, era-defining movies like The Godfather and Chinatown. But that was a very long time ago.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 28/09/2026
In case you missed it, the Trump administration canceled healthcare coverage for 750,000 people last week — claiming fraud, with no due process.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 28/09/2026
If progressive Christian Democrats win in November, they won't just help build a blue wave. They'll reclaim a founding American value: freedom from religious repression.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 28/09/2026
Coffee with Contrarians is LIVE! Join now: substack.com/live-stream/386239?utm…
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 28/09/2026
Will the Trump Admin build a baseball stadium in Grand Teton National Park? Joyce will be joining Jen and Norm to discuss the the ongoing legal fight against Trump. Join live at contrariannews.org at 9:15am ET @joycewhitevance.bsky.social @normeisen.bsky.social @jenrubin.bsky.social
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 28/09/2026
"It turns out that Americans believe in religious freedom, diversity, and democracy, not racist theocracy."
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A Defining Moment of Religious Pluralism
🚨 36 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 26/09/2026
Trump’s unrequited welcome to Chinese President Xi Jinping undercuts his recent communist crusade and embarrasses the GOP.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 25/09/2026
"Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson remains the standout on the court, the corrupt MAGA majority’s most ferocious and effective critic."
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Trump’s Cringeworthy Kowtowing to a Communist Dictator
KBJ defends the rule of law, and investors bet on another rate hike.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please don't overreact to the SCOTUS SAVE database decision today Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists! Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...
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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
As objectionable as this is, it allows only individual searches. Mass purges at this point in the cycle are prohibited under existing statute. Congress under Dems needs to begin defunding all these menacing devices that threaten privacy and voting rights.
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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 25/09/2026
"We’ve all recognized for a while that Donald Trump and his cronies, such as Elon Musk and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, are actively restoring white-dominated racial hierarchies in the United States."
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Can Democracy Survive a Culture of Cruelty?
From a dehumanizing deportation game to the AfD’s school agenda, the right is remaking identity. The states are our wall
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
THE LATEST: Per Andrew Block (Blanche’s DOJ lawyer), Todd Blanche “complied with the court’s order” when asked if Blanche had provided the Court with the unredacted handwritten FBI interview notes by 11 am ET yesterday (9/24).
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 25/09/2026
Tom the Dancing Bug — Elon Musk and His Doge Pals in ‘Rogue Won’ By Ruben Bolling
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
UPDATE: Blanche was forced to file his Answer yesterday, which he did. We’re awaiting confirmation that Blanche delivered to Court the unredacted handwritten FBI notes, along with other materials he was ordered to give. Will know shortly. I’ll break it all down on my YouTube channel later today!
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 25/09/2026
90% of Americans believe corruption is widespread in government. Much of what we know about it, from Supreme Court financial scandals to the latest blockbusters, we know because of ProPublica.
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Undaunted Reporting
🚨39 Days to the Midterms🚨
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 25/09/2026
Americans feel the effects of this affordability crisis constantly. The stakes are high, and your vote is crucial. @benwikler.bsky.social
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 25/09/2026
This megachurch pastor is running for U.S. senate in Kansas. Meet Adam Hamilton @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 24/09/2026
The Tea with @aprildryan.bsky.social and special guest Dr. Chris Jones is LIVE! Watch here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 24/09/2026
🗳️Early voting has started! if you live in any of the states in blue, you can vote in-person now. More on how to stay up to date on voting: www.contrariannews.org/p/contrarian…
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 24/09/2026
What do CNN, Warner Bros, HBO, and nearly 50 other channels have in common? They’re all about to be owned by close buddies of Trump. Meet the Ellisons
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: ballot seizures ruled illegal by CA Supreme Court! A key precedent as we prepare to defend the 2026 election Proud that our @democracydefendersfund.org brief helped secure this win
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 24/09/2026
For National Security, a cartoon by Nick Anderson
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 24/09/2026
Trump’s bogus “national security” rationale for banning the press didn’t stand a chance. The First Amendment is winning over Trump’s attacks on democracy.
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Judge Sees Through Trump’s Phony ‘National Security’ Excuse
And more Republicans run from the toxic president.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 24/09/2026
Cryptocurrency fraud is reaching epidemic levels. The president’s own financial interests explains this Administration’s attempts to strip any regulation for the cryptocurrency industry. Read: www.contrariannews.org/p/on-crypto-…
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 24/09/2026
"In New York, Democratic strategist Jack O’Donnell claims that the recent success of Democratic Socialists — some backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani — exacerbates existing distrust for Democrats among the state’s more conservative or right-leaning voters."
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Red-District Democrats Still Have a Problem
The GOP is unpopular in this election, but so are blue-state Democratic Parties in some frontline red districts.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 24/09/2026
NOBODY wants more data centers—except Republican lawmakers willing to turn their constituents into collateral for wannabe trillionaires. @benwikler.bsky.social
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 24/09/2026
"Trump’s appearance at the United Nations on Tuesday was another cringeworthy display of desperation and self-delusion."
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COURT STRIKES DOWN MEDIA BAN; Trump’s Weakness Is Apparent to the Whole World
🚨40 Days to the Midterms🚨
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 24/09/2026
LIVE NOW: Jen and Norm are joined by Ben Wikler to discuss Trump’s latest setback and the upcoming midterms. Don’t miss it: www.contrariannews.org/live-stream/…
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 24/09/2026
A judge just BLOCKED Trump’s media ban. Jen and Norm will be joined by Ben Wikler at 9:15am ET to discuss this latest development and more. Watch the conversation live at contrariannews.org @benwikler.bsky.social @normeisen.bsky.social @jenrubin.bsky.social
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 24/09/2026
Midterm watch: Remember Max Miller–the guy accused of domestic and child abuse? Meet his opponent, Brian Poindexter. @poindexterforcongress.com
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